Make Gardening Easier with These Beautiful Raised Garden Bed Ideas (2024)

This handsome raised planter box has an integrated trellis so you can grow vining plants such as clematis or scarlet runner beans. Use this bed to dress up a boring expanse of the garage wall, for example. It looks especially smashing in pairs, as shown here.

Get the tutorial at Jen Woodhouse.

These raised planter boxes made from cedar fence pickets give you plenty of room for planting, whether you want to grow a few veggies or flowers. They're also set high up off the ground, which means garden visitors, such as hungry bunnies, won't be able to reach the goodies.

Get the tutorial at The Inspired Workshop.

If you want to grow veggies and keep your compost close at hand, this ingenious design has it all! (Here are 7 things to know before you start composting.) You can also add the hanging basket support for planters which can grow additional edibles, such as strawberries, which grow well in baskets.

Get the tutorial at Lazy Guy DIY.

You often see square or rectangular beds, but what if that isn't the best design for your garden's layout? Here, raised beds are created on a diagonal, forming triangular beds with plenty of room for growing veggies.

Get the tutorial at Empress of Dirt.

Raised planter beds typically dry out faster than garden beds, so it can be a challenge to keep them watered. This DIY self-watering version solves that problem.

Get the tutorial at Anika's DIY Life.

Herb spirals have been planted for centuries, using rocks placed in a circular pattern with soil added to raise the beds for drainage. This is an easy project to plant outside your kitchen door so your herbs will always be handy. (Here are our favorite perennial herbs.)

Read about what herbs to plant.

It's not so fun to work hard in your garden and then share your veggies with the squirrels and rabbits. This smart solution is a garden cover, constructed from chicken wire, to keep your neighborhood small animals out of your beds. It can be adapted to any size raised bed.

Get the tutorial at Hydrangea Treehouse.

No yard? If you have a window, you still can grow plenty, including vegetables that don't have deep roots such as spinach, lettuce, and some herbs. (These are all veggies that grow well indoors.) This plan is super-inexpensive (and more satisfying!) when you build it yourself.

Get the tutorial at Joyful Derivatives.

This clever design allows you to stack planters for double the growing space. Plus, the integrated trellis provides support for climbers such as beans and cucumbers.

Get the tutorial at Anika's DIY Life.

Half of the tedium of gardening is having to drag hoses or watering cans around all the time. This plan includes built-in irrigation, which is less work for you and better for the plants with water delivered more directly to the plants.

Get the tutorial at Rogue Engineer.

A stock tank makes a great, easy-to-use garden bed, and bonus: it looks great, too! We love stock tanks, by the way: Here are more things you can do with a stock tank!

Get the tutorial at Blue Roof Cabin.

Many cedar planters have a rustic vibe, but this one is sleek and modern-looking. No yard space? Build this for display on a hard surface such as a patio or driveway, as shown here.

Get the tutorial at DIY Huntress.

The potager, or kitchen garden, combines vegetables and ornamental plants in beautiful ways for a space that's both practical and beautiful. It comes from the French jardin potage, or "soup garden" and was part of European historic estates and country homes for centuries.

Read about garden layout designs.

If you only have a tiny patio or balcony or limited garden bed space, this cedar wall planter offers a solution. You can grow herbs, succulents, or flowers such as calibrachoa or sweet alyssum, which will look amazing tumbling out of the various levels.

Get the tutorial at Rogue Engineer.

This strawberry planter is cute and efficient! Save space by planting these sprawling plants in this upright tower. It's easy to make, too!

Get the tutorial at The Handyman's Daughter.

Make the most of your garden space by vertical gardening. This raised bed features several large trellises that keep vining squashes--which are space hogs--up and off the ground, so there's more room in the beds for other plants. A built-in irrigation system also saves time.

Get the tutorial at Brown Thumb Mama.

If you're looking for a container to elevate any space, this gorgeous planter is easy to make. It's easy to make, yet its sophisticated style takes any floral display up a notch.

Get the tutorial at House Becoming Home.

This planter box is an easy build, and it's so sturdy and handsome! Build several, and use each one for a different crop, or to display flowers at the front door.

Get the tutorial at Two Feet First.